Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Morocco
Morocco: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 25.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Morocco, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 25.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Morocco peaked at 26.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1979.
That places Morocco 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 8.7% | -24.4% |
| 1962 | 13.0% | +49.6% |
| 1963 | 11.8% | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 19.1% | +62.1% |
| 1965 | 15.7% | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | -25.7% |
| 1967 | 10.4% | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 10.0% | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | +26.0% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 9.3% | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | +25.8% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | +25.3% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +29.5% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -35.1% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -3.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 25.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.9%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 25.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.3%, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 8.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 5.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.0% | 26.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 82.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Morocco?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Morocco was 25.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1979.
- How does Morocco rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Morocco ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.